SWIRE CHINESE LANGUAGE FOUNDATION

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10177824 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2016-05-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (6 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2020-04-09
    ➕
    BLACK-HAWKINS, Kristine, Dr appointed
    director
  9. 2020-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  11. 2019-07-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2019-07-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2019-07-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2019-02-18
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-02-14
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    RAE-SMITH, John Bruce appointed
    director
  16. 2019-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-05-21
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    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-05-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2017-09-21
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    SWIRE, Barnaby Nicholas resigned
    director
  20. 2017-08-16
    ➕
    DUCKETT, Jane appointed
    director
  21. 2017-08-16
    ➕
    TOENNESEN, Hans Christian, Dr appointed
    director
  22. 2016-05-12
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    Company incorporated
    As SWIRE CHINESE LANGUAGE FOUNDATION
  23. 2016-05-12
    ➕
    SWIRE, Samuel Compton appointed
    director
  24. 2016-05-12
    ➕
    WATSON, Peter Edward Foote appointed
    director
  25. 2016-05-12
    ➕
    SWIRE, Barnaby Nicholas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

70/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SWIRE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2016-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Swire House
59 Buckingham Gate
London
SW1E 6AJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-25
Last: 2026-05-11

Officers (6 active · 1 resigned)

BLACK-HAWKINS, Kristine, Dr→
director · ~69y · appointed 2020-04-09
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Active
DUCKETT, Jane→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-08-16
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Active
RAE-SMITH, John Bruce→
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-02-14
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Active
SWIRE, Samuel Compton→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOENNESEN, Hans Christian, Dr→
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATSON, Peter Edward Foote→
director · ~77y · appointed 2016-05-12
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Active
SWIRE, Barnaby Nicholas→
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-05-12 · resigned 2017-09-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-07